The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones

This handbook is about the precious stones. It introduces many aspects of precious stones, including their origin, their the physical properties, such as crystalline structure, cleavage, light, colour, hardness, specific gravity, heat, magnetic and electric influence; their cutting, their limitations and their tests. This book is suitable for both dealers and collectors to understand the nature, environment, chemical composition and the properties of the precious stones.